The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-23
THE BITTER WEATHER
AND TERRIBLE LACK OF FUEL
In Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri-fearful
Suffering and Death In tho Coal Famine
Dlstriets-aan and Beast Stricken
t Down-Unknown Loss OF Lilo.

getting coal. his family being entirely
without fuel. He left Hartlaud late Mon
day evening with his coal, and the mex
morning was found about ak miles from
home, lying beside his horses frozen HtiH,
The animals were also frozen and all ol
their bodies were partly covered by snow.
Clark's vile and throe children had, In
the meantime, nearly perished and had
only saved themselves from death by leay.
ing their shell Of q house and taking refuge
from the blizzard in q cave. 3
Two deaths are reported from Greely
county, situated on the Colorado river,
A brother and sister named Robert and
Sarah Holaeapfel, who lived on claim in
an unsettled portion Of the county, found
themselves without fuel Sunday evening.
They tore down small shed to burn the
lumber, and that night all but the pmall
amount which they themselves had
burned was stolen from them. Early In
the morning the young man went to the
town OF Horace, about fifteen miles dis.
tant, and succeeded in getting 200 pounds
Of coal late in tho afternoon. Being
obliged to travel against q furious wind he
did notreach home until nearly midnight,
His limbs were then numb and he was 40
exhausted that 1t was with great difficulty
he gained admission to the house. He
found his sister in bed inHensible and al.
most BtiG. She had been without fire all
day, and the poorly built house afforded
her little protection. Although the young
man was almost frozsn himself he tried to
revive his sister, but to no avail.
F. TWO OTHER DEATHS
reported from Greedy county is that Of a
farmer 80 years old, whose name cannot
be learned. He lived alone and was not
only without fuel but food. Being o re-
cent conner in tho county he had no &C.
guaintances. a,n'
A widow named Mrs. Reilly and her
two little children psrished in the storm
of Monday night near Dighton, in Lake
county. They were without fuel and the
storm came 30 suddenly upon them that
they we're unable 10 got it. The woman's
Oldest son started out in the storm to get
coal. He vas overcome by the intense
cold, but fortunately. wandered to the
house Of neighbor. He was unable to
speak, and his arms, feet and ears were
frozen. By strenuous efforts his life was
saved, although he will probably lose his
feet. si ;,
There was also reports OF great suffering
in Clark county on the Indian territory.
A family OF four were travelling overland,
and being but ten miles from home and
several miles from any other house, deter.
mined to reach home that night in spite OF
the terrible storm. The horses were over.
come and the family was Obliged to aban.
don the horses and wagon, and walk miles
to the nearest house. A two.year old
child .5 -; a
rRozE TO DRATH IN ITS FATHERS ARMS
before shelter was reached. The others
reached the house badly frozen.
The condition OF the people in Western
and Southwestern Kansas is very bad.
This part OF the State has been only re-.
Gently and somo Of the counties are still
Nearly all the people set
tied on Government CLAIM and were with.
out money, depending entirely upon the
crop to be raised this. fall. Tho crop,
however, was total failure because Of
drought, leaving the people as general
thing destitute. The majority Of the peo.
pie live In rudely built houses which af.
ford very little protection.
A dispatch from Lincoln, Neb., says:
1t is believed that the reports Of the biz
zald sweeping over Western Nebraska
will show that number oil lives we're
lost in the storm. Owing to tho distance
from the railroad Of the new and more
unprotected homesteads and settlers, the
facts cannot be known for several days.
, In the recently organized county OF Per-
kins, the death Of a man and boy is re-
ported. They were attempting to make
their ranch twenty miles from Ogalalla,
when the storm overpoTered them Both
wero frozen to death. Another man
named John Grant, who had beon on
railroad construction work on the Black
Hills extension OF the Burlington T. Mis-
souri railroad, was found dead mile
irom camp. On the Kansas line no dead
have been discovered, although suffering
is reported as very severe. =
The Backbone Brokon.